• xbox live marketplace

    Halo Legendary Maps Are Xbox 360's "Deal Of The Week"

    If you've waited this long to grab Halo 3's "Legendary Map Pack," you're probably waiting for a deal. Thankfully, one has come in the form of the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week.

    Dropping from the already reduced price of 600 Microsoft Points, the trio of maps — Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town — can be yours for a mere 400 Microsoft Points. That's if you're a Xbox Live Gold member, which you really should be if you're paying money for multiplayer maps.

    The deal kicks off tomorrow worldwide. Happy mapping!

    Xbox LIVE Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week [MajorNelson.com]

    2:40 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    2,754 views, 58 comments

  • child's play

    2008 Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction Is Swagtastic


    The 2008 Child's Play Charity dinner auction is coming up next week, giving gamers a chance to dress-up for a good cause and possibly win the microwave oven of their dreams.

    While the Colorado Kotaku contingent readies for the annual Funde Razor event to benefit the Child's Play charity, the Penny Arcade guys are gearing up for their own swag-filled event in Seattle next week. This year's event will see some pretty amazing gear auctioned off in the name of sick children everywhere, including a Master Chief helmet signed by Bungie, Rooster Teeth, and the PA staff; a bronze-cast World of Warcraft statue of an orc riding a wolf (pictured here); a black Dreamcast signed by former Sega boss Peter Moore; and an official Harmonix microwave. Yeah, not sure about that last one either.

    Tickets for the event are on sale until Friday or until they are all gone. $125 gets you an evening of fine food, game industry hob-nobbing, and a chance at a microwave you'll be telling your grandchildren about. Hit the jump for details. More »

    11:20 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    4,590 views, 29 comments

  • halo

    Halo Trilogy Soundtrack Available Tomorrow

    Fans of the music of Bungie's Halo series are in for a real treat tomorrow, as Sumthing Else releases a 5-disc soundtrack set spanning the series' history, complete with a Halo Wars preview.

    The 5-disc set contains the complete original soundtracks to Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, two discs worth of Halo 3 soundtrack, and a special DVD containing four tracks from the upcoming spin off title Halo Wars, along with a behind-the-scenes look at a recording session. While no price is mentioned in the press release, Best Buy is showing it available for pre-order today at $34.99, which is quite a bargain considering the sheer amount of music included in the set.

    The full set should be available tomorrow at retailers around the country, or online via Sumthing Else's digital download store.
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    10:20 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    1,393 views, 24 comments

  • major league gaming

    Here's What You Need To Know About Being A Pro Gamer

    Tom "Tsquared" Taylor, you know, the guy who plays Halo competitively in Major League Gaming? He recently inked a deal with Dr Pepper to have his mug appear on bottles all across the country starting in January. Not only that, he spoke to ESPN The Magazine about what people should know about being a pro gamer. 11 points, actually. Some are quite surprising, especially when talking about how the league works similarly to other pro sporting leagues.

    "Teams can trade or recruit free agents, but rosters lock before tournaments begin. We also have a coach, Zac Lammie. Before matches he studies the gameplay of opponents, and during events he roams behind us, keeping us coordinated and monitoring our power-ups. We make fun of him because we're better than him at the game, but he knows more about Halo than anybody."

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    4:00 PM on Mon Nov 24 2008
    By Jim Reilly
    14,891 views, 178 comments

    Most discussed Laser_iCE: lmao, okay; 1. Hang a controller from around your neck to look bad ass. 2. Wear a business shirt but don't you more »

  • halo

    Halo: The Complete Soundtrack

    Sure, Halo 3 was so 2007, but there's always ways to pick up an extra penny or two the year after. When the heat's died down. Here's one: the complete Halo soundtrack. It's the soundtracks to Halo 1, Halo 2 and Halo 3, all in the one box, all for $30. Could be the perfect stocking-stuffer for that special Halo fan in your life. Provided they didn't buy the soundtrack to Halo 2, hear Incubus and hurl it out the nearest window, that is.

    Halo Trilogy- The Complete Original Soundtracks [Amazon]

    2:30 AM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    2,339 views, 62 comments

    Most discussed criffyred: The halo trilogy undoubtedly has the worst music of a series in the history of forever. I think somewhere they more »

  • xbox 360

    Halo 3: Recon Exposed In New Game Informer

    Halo fanatics without the foresight of a Game Informer subscription will want to begin stalking the newsstands for the latest issue of the mag. It secures yet another highly coveted exclusive, with a 10 page preview of Bungie's next: Halo 3: Recon. According to the teaser for the magazine's December issue that means "10 pages packed full of info and screenshots straight from Bungie." Mmmm... screenshots.

    Considering what we've seen so far, which consists of little more than a teaser trailer, box art and a quick info dump from the boys at Bungie, we're excited to see what the game looks like. Our most educated guess is that it looks like Halo 3 with some Earth bits scattered around, but you never know.

    Game Informer December 2008 Cover Revealed! [GI]

    6:30 PM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    8,308 views, 87 comments

    Most discussed bennifer3000: Grt nw w hv t lstn t Hl fnbys prclm why Hl s th grtst nd rd thr hvy-hndd yllng more »

  • halo wars

    Halo Wars Action Figures Are Real-Time Posable

    New Halo game on the horizon? Better get McFarlane on the case, get some small, plastic action figures churned out. Oh, what's that? McFarlane's already on the case? How unexpected. These figures may have been announced in September, but today, here's your first good look at them. They're coming smaller (at 2.5") than the standard Halo figures, and in packs of three, and all colour-coded, because Halo Wars is an RTS, get it? Expect them in March 2009.

    4:30 AM on Tue Nov 11 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    2,547 views, 17 comments

    Most discussed dowingba: Man, that soldier's armor looks a hell of alot like the spartan's armor. It's gonna be a bitch to more »

  • halo

    Bungie: "Could You Imagine The Xbox Or Xbox 360 Without Bungie’s Halo?"

    Halo set Microsoft up in this business. It sold a ton of Xbox games, and more importantly, it sold a ton of Xbox consoles. Halo 2 did the same thing, Halo 3 did the same thing again, except this time for the 360. Everybody knows that. And if everybody knows that, you can bet Bungie know it, and community lead Brian Jarrard isn't shy about asking "Could you imagine the Xbox or Xbox 360 without Bungie’s Halo?":

    Bungie knew that Halo was a fun game, a game we really liked, but had no idea it would turn into what it has become today, let alone single-handedly make or break Microsoft’s entry into the game console market.

    Yeah, Bungie definitely know it.

    Halo 3 – One Year On [Gameplayer, thanks Chrisso!] [Image]

    11:30 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    5,408 views, 106 comments

    Most discussed freakout: Master Chief is the Microsoft's Mario. Let's hope he doesn't become their Sonic... pimped out to too many mediocre titles. OT: more »

  • halo

    You Got Your Master Chief In My Spore!

    It may not be as mindblowingly impressive as the amazing StarCraft recreation done in Spore, and the shine of Spore creature creations may have started to dull to the more jaded of us, but this collection of Halo universe heroes, beasts and vehicles, built in Maxis' sim-everything game is still pretty darn neat.

    Culled from all over the Sporepedia, this collection of all things Halo remade in Spore is likely to impress. From Master Chief to the Prophet of Truth to Warthogs to even the little things, like a Covenant energy sword, there's not much that doesn't show serious craft and dedication.

    Halo Invades Spore [Hawty McBloggy]

    4:40 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    5,745 views, 11 comments

    Most discussed Lazlo: Wow, that must've taken a lot of time. Has anyone made a Big Daddy Spore creature cause then I would more »

  • halo interactive strategy game

    Unboxing Table Top Halo

    Jenga Donkey Kong Special Edition wasn't the only game to show up on my doorstep during my stint to Japan. I also received a box containing the Halo Interactive Strategy Game. The board game comes with an interactive DVD for "enhanced gameplay and battles", 15 sculpted character pieces and a 3D modular board.

    I haven't had a chance yet to take the rather complex looking game for a spin yet, but I did break it open to snap a bunch of photos of the goodies included with each game. My favorites? The littlest Master Chief and the Flood Your Are Dead cards. Don't I know it. Don't I know it.

    Gallery on the jump. More »

    2:40 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    5,763 views, 35 comments

    Most discussed Jorw: It looks like a pretty interesting board game, but it's hard for me to take it seriously considering that it's more »